To me it is a matter of pricing : I don't know how much iTunes charges (how much is it for an Environ EP BTW ?), but on the Warp site tracks are about two times more expensive as I would like them to be. Since you don't have the actual object anymore, it should be normal to have some discount... would it be only because it also costs a lot less to the label. Gwendal
-----Original Message----- From: robin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Donnerstag, 15. Januar 2004 13:06 To: 'Tom Churchill'; 'Alex Bond'; '313' Subject: RE: (313) warprecords -> > I was just wondering why anyone would? -> > -> > I mean it's just as easy to download from a peer to peer -> right, and it's -> > free. -> -> I wondered the same thing when Apple launched their iTunes -> Music Store - but -> eight months later they've sold 30 million songs. And bear -> in mind the -> service is only available to Mac users (approx 5% of the -> market), and only -> in America. So it looks like the market's definitely there... there's a itunes for windows now (to access iTMS).... -> While we're on the subject - would people on the list pay to -> download (for -> example) Headspace and Emoticon tracks as high-quality MP3s? -> Trying to work -> out whether it's worth exploring these alternative forms of -> selling music on -> such a small scale... i think there will most likely be a market for this when more people have the ability to dj mp3s (either through ableton live....needs mp3 support, or finalscratch/traktor)...not sure we're at that stage yet? then again you might be tapping into a different market. environ think it's there, you can get their stuff through iTunes Music Service now. be interesting to watch their sales, if that data is available. robin...
